need help with valve cover gasket

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DravisAR

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Washington

• Apr 15, 2009

• #1

How do you remove the rear line thats running from the valve cover to the intake manifold? (not the front one running to the intake, thats simple)

I have all the bolts out and the coolant lines out of the way but cant get it out until I remove that line. Looks important, I dont want to break it :laugh:

Use RTV and the new gasket or just the gasket?

Thanks

 

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jeep ride

NAXJA Forum User

Location

West Virginia 25064

• Apr 15, 2009

• #2

What year engine size?

 

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DravisAR

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Washington

• Apr 15, 2009

• #3

98 4.0

 

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FireFly

NAXJA Forum User

Location

socal

• Apr 15, 2009

• #4

its your throttle cable and yes it is very important. i personally just wiggled it out of that tight area and with the help of my buddy wiggled it back in no prob. if you dont know what your doing, i wouldnt recommend disassembling the throttle cable

 

joe_peters

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Grants Pass, OryGun

• Apr 15, 2009

• #5

Is he talking about the PCV/CCV system or a cable?

 

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DravisAR

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Washington

• Apr 15, 2009

• #6

It was the CCV, and in the process of trying to remove it, I snapped it in half. Got to find a replacement.

Oh well, at least the gaskets in. How was the valve supposed to be removed?

 

joe_peters

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Grants Pass, OryGun

• Apr 15, 2009

• #7

Can you just use a piece of vacuum hose to splice it together?

 

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DravisAR

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Washington

• Apr 15, 2009

• #8

It snapped the plastic elbow, right at the elbow...might be able to rig something...

 

joe_peters

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Grants Pass, OryGun

• Apr 15, 2009

• #9

I would try and super glue that sucker, or head for the salvage yard.

Good luck.

 

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wishbone

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Carbondalahara

• Apr 15, 2009

• #10

just go to the dealership - both of the CCV's elbows cost less than $9 together.

 

joe_peters

NAXJA Forum User

Location

Grants Pass, OryGun

• Apr 15, 2009

• #11

wishbone said:

just go to the dealership - both of the CCV's elbows cost less than $9 together.

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I was thinking it would be excessive $--I needed to replace the "J" hose where the hard plastic vacuum harness attaches to the airbox--only available with the vacuum harness 1/2 side, and it was $92. Decided to grab a $6 generic "J" hose at AZ and trim to fit.